The Deadliest ‘Westworld’ Player Is Officially Back for Season 2

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before – an actor may have misled us about their return to a major TV series. Yes, despite repeated denials that one Westworld star would be saddling up for another trip to the park, the actor in question now confirms that the Man in Black will return to his greener days.

You’re warned of full Westworld spoilers from here on out, but it seems Season 2 found more to mine from Jimmi Simpson’s William after all, despite Season 1 finale “The Bicameral Mind” confirming his identity as the younger Man in Black. Simpson admitted as much to reporters at the ongoing TCA press tour (h/t EW), despite previously claiming the HBO drama wouldn’t have him back:

I mean, yeah, I pop in. I wish there was exploration between the time when Williams’ heart was broken and we see the result. I want to know how much it takes and how hard he tried to not go there. But I don’t write the story.

Granted, the return of Ben Barnes’ Logan made it likely we’d revisit the earlier days of the park, especially now that the present version has gone haywire. There’s plenty of history to showcase as William rises through the ranks of the Delos board and simultaneously terrorizes the park, but we’d doubt if Season 2 attempts to pull any more temporal switcheroos.